Candidate to run global food body will 'not defend' EU stance on GM

Catherine Geslain-Lan éelle tells US she would be more open to its interests in UN roleEurope ’s candidate to run the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which guides policymakers around the world, has promised the US she will “not defend the EU position” in resisting the global spread of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).In a bid for US support, Catherine Geslain-Lan éelle told senior US officials at a meeting in Washington on 15 May that under her leadership the FAO would be more open to American interests and accepting of GMO and gene editing, according to a US official record of the meeting seen by the Guardian.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 2, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Julian Borger in Washington and Felicity Lawrence Tags: GM Farming United Nations US news Environment Pesticides World news Science Source Type: news